A day after a report came that U.S. Congress has blocked the sale of 31 Sea Guardian drones to India, the U.S. State Department has approved the sale, and notified U.S. Congress.

#Defence 🇮🇳🤝🇺🇲

10,000 Indian construction workers to reach Israel soon in batches starting next week.

Israel is offering a whopping 1.5 lakh per month along with Free Food, accommodation & medical insurance #Jobs #ForeignAffairs

32nd Attack reported within 24 hours on Pak forces.

Dubai’s Emirates Airlines 🇦🇪 now offers pre-approval visa on arrival to Indian 🇮🇳 passports traveling on Emirates Airlines to Dubai #ForeignAffairs

Out of 4,666 defence items, including assemblies, sub-assemblies, raw materials, critical spares and components etc, which were listed for indigenisation, 2,920 items have already been indigenised

#aatmanirbharbharat #Defence
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Hygenco Green Energies is planning to invest $2.5 billion over three years to set up Green #Hydrogen projects across multiple states in India

#MakeinIndia #Energy
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Govt. #jobs have been shrinking since 2015

Indian Air Force Vice Chief Air Marshal AP Singh:

- A total of 77 fighter planes, 41 helicopters, 5 transport aircraft along with 12 unmanned platforms will take part in the Exercise Vayu Shakti on February 17 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

- All frontline aircraft including the Rafale fighter jets and Prachand attack choppers would be taking part in the Exercise Vayushakti.

- The Made in India LCA Tejas, Prachand attack helicopters and ALH Dhruv would be taking part.

- In a span of two hours, we would be dropping around 40-50 tonnes of ordnance in one to two km radius.

- We would also be airlifting Army guns in the exercise. Army to fire weapons from Rudra choppers during the exercise and the Ultra Light Howitzer of the Army would be showcased underslung a Chinook chopper.

- The Samar surface to air weapon system would also be taking part in the exercise for the first time. Air to air missiles include MICA missile from Rafale and R-73 missiles would be fired from the LCA Tejas.

India, Maldives have agreed that India will replace the military personnel in one of the three aviation platforms by 10 March 2024, and will complete replacing military personnel in the other two platforms by 10 May 2024.

#Geopolitics #IndianSubcontinent

Indian companies executed 90+ M&A deals worth $32 billion in 2023 (excluding deals under $75 million). Despite a global slowdown, Indian M&A activity remains robust. #Economy

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US Embassy Boosts Visas 🇮🇳🤝🇺🇲

In 2023, the US Embassy in India handled 1.4 million visas, reducing visitor visa wait times by 75%, according to the US government. #ForeignAffairs

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AYUSH Equality: Insurer Mandate

From April 1, 2024, IRDAI mandates insurers to create board-approved AYUSH coverage policies, treating AYUSH methods equally with conventional treatments in health insurance, offering policyholders flexibility. #Health #Policy

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/irdai-brings-ayush-under-health-cover-from-april-1/article67800371.ece

78 Pakistani soilders have lost their lives in Pak-occupied Balochistan in the last 36 hrs - BLA #IndianSubcontinent

Morgan Stanley Asia buys 50 lk shares of Paytm at ₹487.20/sh a day after RBI directive for PPBL came out.

72 Per Cent of Vizhinjam Port Work Completed; First Phase Commissioning In December


#Ports #Infra
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🇺🇸⚡️🇸🇾🇮🇶 USA launches multiple Airstrikes against Iranian Proxies Group in Iraq & Syria

#InternationalNews

L.K. Advani to be conferred with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India.